Story: Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation
This map shows the vast areas of land sold to Europeans in the South Island between 1844 and 1860. Almost the entire island was purchased, but promises to Ngāi Tahu of reserves were not honoured.
Source: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1865, G-3.
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Reference: Bronwyn Dalley and Gavin McLean, Frontier of Dreams. Auckland: Hachette Livre NZ, 2005, p. 157
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